Window-cleaner.



W. T. BAUGH.

WINDOW CLEANER. APPLICATION. man MAR. 14. 1914.

Patented May 18, 1915.

WINDOW-CLEANER.

t,l39,83d.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ay 18, T915.

Application filed march 14, 1914. Ber-Isl No. 8%,744.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, Wnmmm T. Barron, a citizen of the United States, residin at Madison, in the county of Morgan and tate of Georgia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Window-Cleaners, of'which the following is a specification. 4

The invention relates to a window cleaner, constructed with. a view to receiving and carrying surplus water taken from the window in the wiping operation, whereby to prevent such water from running on to the wood work and soiling the same.

The main object of the present invention is the provision of a window cleaner including a trough-shaped element arranged between the rubber and cleaner, the disposition of the element serving to receive and retain the water wiped from the window during rubbing operation. 4

The invention in the preferred form of details will be described in the following specification, reference being bad particularly to the accompanying drawmgs, in which I Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved cleaner head. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same. Fig. 3 is atop plan view of the same.

The improved head for window cleaners is constructed of three parts in so far as the metallic construction is concerned, which parts are preferably of galvanized sheet II'Ol'l. The main section includes a late 1 of appropriate length and width oubled upon itself to form a lip 2 of the double thickness of material and diverging from the1 lipper edge of the lipto form flanges 3 an l i A trough member is arranged between the flanges 3 and 4, said trough member bein of triangular shape in cross, section, an including side plates plates 7.

A cleaning element such. as strip of felt or the like 8, is secured between one of,

the flanges as 3, and the wall of the side walls 6 of the trough, a rub element, as strip of rubber 9 is secured tween the other flanges 4 and the re sidewall 5 of the tron h, bolts 10 being cure the parts in applied position.

5 and and endv preferably, p throng the metallic portions to se- The head includes a handle recei socket constructed of a single strip bent to form a circular casing 11, strip at the upper end being flattened as at 12 and flattened portion bein passed through the opening 13 formed in t e plate 1 in the fold forming the lip, rivets 14 being assed through the lip sections and flattened portion to secure the socket in place.

In use, afterthe window has been cleaned in the'usual manner so far as applying and rubbing the same is concerned, excess moisture is taken from the window by the use of the rubbing element. In this use, the cleaner is moved upwardly 'on the window pane, that is from the lower to the upper portion and the water and moisturetaken from the window pane by the rubber is delivered into the trough so that it is removed entirely from the pane in the removal of the cleaner.

What is claimed is In a device of the class described, a holder for cleaning elements comprising a member formed from a single piece of material bent upon itself at its longitudinal center to provide a lip, relatively yieldable diverging flanges formed on the upper lonfgitu a edge of the li a second member 0 a length equal to the ormer mentioned member and having diverging side flanges arranged in-- wardlgb of and in s aced relation to the yielda le diverging anges of the lip, end

plates combining with said second member 1 to form therewith a trough, means passing through the flanges of the first member an the flanges of the 2nd member for causing the flanges of the 1st member to move in a direction toward the diverging side flanges of the second member, said means also serving to connect and retain the second member to the first'membei', and a rubber strig secured between said members and adapts .to cooperate with the trough, whereby the excess moisture removed from a window pane by said strip will delivered into said In testimony whereof I afiix my-si'gna ion 

